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Indiana’s safest city is… (not Fort Wayne)

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INDIANA (WOWO): Residents in a city about an hour from Fort Wayne can sleep easy knowing they live in the safest city in Indiana.

A report by Safewise named Ligonier the safest city in the state. The company reviewed FBI Crime Report statistics from 2014 and population data to get the ranking, according to SafeWise.

They eliminated cities with less than 4,000 residents and cities that didn’t submit a crime report. SafeWise narrowed down the top 10 safest cities list based based on the number of reported violent and property crimes like aggravated assault, murder, rape, robbery, burglary, arson and motor vehicle theft.

The company also calculated the likelihood of violent or property crimes occurring out of 1,000 people in each city.

Berne, Columbia City, North Manchester and Winona Lake were all in the top 20. Fort Wayne was ranked at 57.

The safest 20 cities are listed below.

1. Ligonier ↑
Previous rank: 2
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 0.23
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 2.74

2. Zionsville ↓
Previous rank: 1
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 0.23
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 5.83

3. St. John
Previous rank: Not ranked
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 0.32
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 6.36

4. New Whiteland ↓
Previous rank: 3
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 0.35
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 6.56

5. Berne
Previous rank: Not ranked
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 0.50
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 7.93

6. Greensburg ↓
Previous rank: 4
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 2.63
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 6.44

7. Carmel ↓
Previous rank: 6
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 0.14
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 9.32

8. Fishers ↓
Previous rank: 7
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 0.21
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 9.51

9. Winona Lake ↓
Previous rank: 5
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 0.40
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 10.72

10. Jasper ↓
Previous rank: 8
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 2.34
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 9.43

11. West Lafayette ↑
Previous rank: 20
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 1.03
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 11.19

12. Dyer ↓
Previous rank: 9
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 0.98
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 11.64

13. Westfield ↑
Previous rank: 14
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 1.05
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 12.30

14. North Manchester ↑
Previous rank: 23
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 0.67
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 12.69

15. Lowell ↓
Previous rank: 11
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 4.68
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 8.72

16. Danville ↓
Previous rank: 10
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 2.63
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 10.82

17. Porter ↑
Previous rank: 18
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 0.82
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 14.29

18. Brownsburg ↑
Previous rank: 19
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 1.87
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 15.29

19. Munster
Previous rank: Not ranked
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 0.91
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 16.65

20. Columbia City ↓
Previous rank: 16
Violent crimes per 1,000 people: 1.36
Property crimes per 1,000 people: 16.22

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